Runometry Index
77/100
No. 10 of 55
Value for money: Very good
- Lightness170 g
- +38.1 pts
- Cushioning36 mm
- +25.5 pts
- Road-legal≤ 40 mm
- +13.3 pts
- Foam
Puma Deviate NITRO Elite 4 Purple
Purple
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 170 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very lightLighter than 78% of them
- Lightweight shoes (≤ 230 g)
- Forefoot stack
- 32 mm
- AverageLower than 50% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- NITROFOAM ELITE
- Outsole
- PUMAGRIP
Who and what for
- Use
- Marathon
- Category
- Racing shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Puma Deviate NITRO Elite 3
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Deviate NITRO Elite 4 (2026)This version | Deviate NITRO Elite 3 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 170 g | 194 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 40 mm | 40 mm | Unchanged |
| Forefoot stack | 32 mm | 32 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | NITROFOAM ELITE | NITROFOAM ELITE | Unchanged |
| Plate | Carbon | Carbon | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 250 | USD 230 | +USD 20 |
| Runometry Index | 77/100 | 65/100 | +12 pts |
Model history
2026 This version
- Weight 170 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 4 colours
2024
- Weight 194 g
- Drop 8 mm
2023
- Weight 211 g
- Drop 8 mm
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